Shift Supervisor - Packaging Department at Ntice Sourcing Solutions (Pty) Ltd.
NTICE SOURCING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD.
- R Undisclosed
- Permanent Management position
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Mobeni
- Posted 25 Aug 2026 by NTICE SOURCING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD.
- Expires in 34 days
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Job 2644239 - Ref 70790
About the position
A well-established and growing packaging and security printing company seeks an experienced Shift Supervisor basedin Mobeni to oversee the packaging department. The purpose of this role is to oversee the smooth running of the shift. To take responsibility for ensuring all resources are available when and where needed. They are responsible for the overall discipline and management of employees during shift. They are also responsible for ensuring the required output & targets are achieved. They must ensure that all equipment / machinery is maintained. They must assist to develop and action projects to reduce bottlenecks and continuously improve in the department.
Qualifications/Experience required:
- Matric
- Certificate/Degree/Diploma in Production Management
- Minimum 5 years post qualification experience Supervising/managing people
- Experience in manufacturing environment (300+ workforce)
- Experience managing materials/ consumables
- Experience working on computer and working with numbers
- Experience using Shopware
Key Responsibilities:
- Correct utilization of resources (material, people, machinery, time
- FIFO (First-in-First-Out) followed
- Correct jobs planned and being run (according to schedule)
- Daily Output and quality checks are verified (any discrepancies investigated and reported on)
- Pass info on any issues incurred with jobs or machines to next shift supervisor
- Communicate urgency of jobs (priorities) and schedule with team
- Quality, production and downtime related info collected daily
- Assist with green area meetings as per template and record minutes
- Ensure machines and jobs are running according to plan
- Create maintenance job cards & ensure issues are addressed.
- Follow up on job cards, breakdowns and parts arrivals
- Ensure all services and planned maintenance is carried out as per schedule.
- Ensure overall labour control, discipline and utilization
- Discipline is maintained and controlled during shift
- Machines are manned as required (according to priorities & important jobs)
- Absenteeism reported
- Clocking's done correctly and signed off for payroll to process
- Correct break times followed (no excessive time away from machines)
- Ensure correct output (speeds), quality and machine uptime achieved
- Analyze and find solutions to address problems
- OEE boards filled in daily with the required information as per OEE procedure
- Ensure all receipting and issuing of materials completed correctly by department as required by Abaca work instructions.
- Responsible for all WIP within department
- Any quantity shortages to be communicated to the manager & production planner by means of email.
- Control consumables & consumption
- Ensure the correct consumables (according to work ticket) and FIFO is followed
- Quality issues for consumables recorded and reported.
- Material issued on Shopware as required.
- Ensure proper control of work tickets is done
- All information on work jackets has been checked, understood and followed
- Right artwork and quality produced according to "last-off sample"
- All relevant information/ documents completed correctly.
- Check the correct quality is being achieved.
- Ensure all work ticket & quality checks are being done
- Ensure samples in the work ticket are being checked against the job being run.
- Ensure any non-conformances that have been created and allocated to the department are being closed out correctly and timeously.
- All processes and procedures for Health and Safety followed during shift
- Comply with operating rules & regulations
- Report and investigate any incidents during shift
- Health & Safety of staff is ensured (PPE for staff is adhered to)
- Property & equipment is operated correctly & safely
- Assist, train and ensure all members are competent for data capturing in Shopware.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Desired Skills:
- Shift
- Supervisor
- Packaging
NTICE SOURCING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD.
About the agency
Ntice Sourcing Solutions is a recruitment solutions provider placing professionals across EMEA within all key business functional areas. These business functional areas include: IT, Engineering /Technical, Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Training and Development, Supply Chain/Procurement, Production and Operations.
Our team is made up of experienced specialist recruiters who are extremely knowledgeable within their chosen field. Our consultants have spent years growing their client and candidate networks which allows them to match candidates to clients quickly. We pride ourselves in ensuring we understand the client brief and focus on placing candidates in companies where they thrive and fit the culture of the business.
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